This book was an assigned adolescent fiction book for my 11-year-old brother's 6th grade English class. Now as the 21-year-old sibling, you must be woThis book was an assigned adolescent fiction book for my 11-year-old brother's 6th grade English class. Now as the 21-year-old sibling, you must be wondering, why would I even entertain the idea of reading this book. Well to be honest, I was just that bored. BUT to my surprise I not only did I enjoy reading this book, I even was MOVED. I mean I physically wept, sniffled, and laughed (of course when appropriate)so often that my family ceased being surprised by my loud outbursts. To take a story of a very talented percussionist and socially awkward 13-year-old and his 5-year-old leukemia inflicted brother, and make it so much more than a survival story was impressive. The reader is able to truly see the world through the eyes of an adolescent boy, without feeling anything was sugarcoated or exaggerated. So I congratulate Jordan Sonnenblick for being able to tactfully approach the subject of cancer and its afflictions to the teenage household, while keeping the story upbeat and meaningful. ...more